Something to Cook: Not-Quite-Mexican Migas

If you'd like to eat like they do on Breaking Bad — well, between the ricin and diner tea, you might not want to eat like they do on Breaking Bad. But it's as good a time as any to indulge in a New Mexican (and Tex-Mex) classic: migas, the egg-and-tortilla brunch concoction that also happens to double as great hangover fare. Actress Mary-Louise Parker gave us her recipe, which she advises making the night before while still drunk. Perhaps with a Walter White margarita.

Mary-Louise Parker's Migas Pie

10 eggs

Heavy cream

Salt

1/2 jar salsa

7 corn tortillas

Beans

Shredded jack cheese

Chorizo

Often the best time to make breakfast is the night before, while you are still drunk. Next time this happens, why not whip up a migas pie before passing out with your toothbrush clutched in your hand? Migas is a Tex-Mex dish originally eaten during Lent, which works, because by dawn you will be feeling penitent and persecuted. Crack ten eggs into a bowl. Add some heavy cream, salt, and half a jar of salsa, and whip it with a beater. Rip seven corn tortillas into scraps the size of a baby's fist, sauté till golden, and lay about a third of them in an oiled baking dish. Pour in some of the egg stuff, more tortillas, beans, and a fat layer of shredded jack cheese. If all you have is Velveeta, that's okay — just mash that stuff in there with the back of your cell phone. Add the rest of the tortillas and cheese and cover with remaining eggs. Should you have chorizo lying around, you can put it in on the bean tier. Cook the pie for 45 minutes at 375. While it cooks is an excellent time to drunk-dial. If you are rejected or you get voice mail too many times in a row, do a crossword to keep the mood light until the pie is ready. You didn't want to hang out anyway, and in the morning you'll have hearty goodness to eat with Coke Classic on ice. Olé.

Paul SchrodtPaul Schrodt is a freelance writer and editor who also contributes to Esquire, GQ, Money, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

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